Veneto

Question 1

What style of wine is Venice historically famous for?

Answer 1

Malvasia - probably from the port of Monemvasia in Greece which was controlled by the Venetians

Question 2

What rivers play a part in the Veneto?

Answer 2

The Po River forms the border with Emilia Romagna to the South
The Adige river runs down from Alto Adige, through Verona, and to the sea
The Piave river runs through the Northern sector of the appellation
The Brenta river runs down from Alto Adige to the South of the Venetian lagoon

Question 3

Where is Valpolicella DOC?

Answer 3

Just North of Verona

Question 4

On what mountains are the vineyards of Valpolicella located?

Answer 4

The Lessini Mountains

Question 5

What are the stone walls used to demarcate vineyards in Valpolicella called?

Answer 5

Marogne

Question 6

Where is the Classico subzone of Valpolicella?

Answer 6

The furtherst West area, near to Lake Garda

Question 7

What is the required encèpagment for all of the Valpolicella denominations?

Answer 7

45-95% Corvina / Corvinone along with 5% to 30% Rondinella

Question 8

List the 5 communes of the Valpolicella Classico Subzone

Answer 8

Sant’Ambrogio di Valpolicella
Fumane
San Pietro in Cariano
Marano
Negrar

Question 9

Name 3 producers in the Classico region of Valpolicella

Answer 9

Allegrini
Masi
Quintarelli
Bussola

Question 10

What are traditional blending partners of Corvina and Rondinella?

Answer 10

Molinara
Croatina
Oseleta
Dindarella
Spigamonti
CS
Merlot

Question 11

How are Corvina vines usually trained?
Why?

Answer 11

Pergola Veronese a horizontal canopy that shades the grapes and raises them high off the ground providing good aeration and sun protection

Question 12

Why was the max % of Corvinone allowable in Valpolicella increased from 50 to 95 in 2019?

Answer 12

Corvinone can preform better in warmer vintages

Question 13

When did the Veneto start making passito style wine? Why?

Answer 13

Venice was importing “Malvasia” from Greece from one of their many ports there, but in the 16th and 17th centuries they lost control of many of these ports through a series of wars with the Ottoman Empire, so they had to make their own

Question 14

What is the process of drying grapes called in Valpolicella?

Answer 14

Appasimento

Question 15

What is the room in which grapes for Valpolicella are set to dry?

Answer 15

Fruttaio

Question 16

How long are the grapes dried to make Recioto and Amarone?

Answer 16

Several months - 100 to 120 days

Question 17

What is the earliest that vinification can begin for Recioto and Amarone?

Answer 17

December 1

Question 18

What is the minimum potential alcohol required for Recioto and Amarone?

What is the minimum acquired alcohol for Recioto?

Answer 18

14%

12%

Question 19

How much potential alcohol must remain as sugar in Recioto della Valpolicella?

Answer 19

2.8% ~50g

Question 20

What was the first to intentionally make a dry “recioto amarone”?

Answer 20

Bolla from the 1950 vintage

Question 21

What is the max RS for Amarone della Valpolicella?

Answer 21

9 g/l for 14% abv
an additional 0.1 g/l for every 0.1% increase in alcohol up to 16%
an additional .15 g/l for every 0.1% increase in alcohol above 16%

Question 22

What is the minimum aging to Amarone della Valpolicella Normale?
Riserva?

Answer 22

2yrs
4yrs

Question 23

Does Botrytis develop in Valpolicella?

Answer 23

It can, but it is avoided when possible

Question 24

What is ripasso?

Answer 24

The leftover pomace from Amarone or Recioto is added to young Valpolicella wine to re-start fermentation

Question 25

Which winery initially coined the term ripasso?

Answer 25

Masi in 1967

Question 26

Which wine region sits West of Valpolicella on the shores of Lake Garda?

Answer 26

Bardolino DOC

Question 27

What styles of wine are permitted in Bardolino?

Answer 27

Red Novello (using carbonic maceration) Spumante Chiaretto (rosato)

Question 28

What must the encepagment be of Bardolino?

Answer 28

40-95% Corvina (locally called Cruina) including a max 20% Corvinone 5-40% Rondinella Max 20% other grapes

Question 29

What is the minimum aging requirement for Bardolino Superiore DOCG and Bardolino DOC with indication of subzone?

Answer 29

Both require a min 1yr of aging

Question 30

What white wine denomination is just south of Bardolino?

Answer 30

Custoza DOC

Question 31

What is the min % Gargenega for Saove DOC?

Answer 31

70%

Question 32

What are the permeated blending partners of Garganega in Saove DOC?

Answer 32

Max 30% combined Trebbiano di Saove (Verdicchio), Chardonnay, and a max 5% other white grapes

Question 33

Are Spumante wines permitted in Saove DOC? Are they permitted in Saove Superiore DOCG?

Answer 33

Yes No

Question 34

How do the soils of Eastern and Western Saove differ?

Answer 34

Western - more calcareous marls with higher limestone East - volcanic soils rich in Basalt and tuff

Question 35

Who released the first single vineyard Saove? When?

Answer 35

Pieropan. Called Calvarino. In 1971

Question 36

Do Recioto di Soave wines see Bortrytis?

Answer 36

Not always, but Botrytis is encouraged

Question 37

Can Recioto di Saove be Spumante?

Answer 37

Yes

Question 38

What DOC / DOCGs of the Veneto are based on Garganega? Which one requires 100% Garganega?

Answer 38

Soave DOC Soave Superiore DOCG Recioto di Soave DOCG Gambellara DOC **Recioto di Gambellara DOCG** 100% Garganega

Question 39

What is torcolato?

Answer 39

Dried-grape wine of the Veneto made from twisting the grape clusters and leaving them on the vine to dry

Question 40

What grapes are used to make torcolato wines in Breganze DOC?

Answer 40

100% Vespaiolo

Question 41

Who is the key producer of Breganze torcolato wines?

Answer 41

Maculan

Question 42

What is the top planted red grape of the Veneto?

Answer 42

Merlot

Question 43

What areas does the delle Venezie IGT cover?

Answer 43

Friuli, Veneto, and Trentino

Question 44

What are the DOCGs of the Veneto for Raboso Piave and Raboso Veronese? What color are these grapes?

Answer 44

Friularo di Bagnoli DOCG Piave Malanotte DOCG Red

Question 45

What is the base grape of Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG? In what styles May it be made?

Answer 45

Moscato Giallo Dry, sweet, sparkling, or passito

Question 46

What area does the Prosecco region cover?

Answer 46

Central and Northeastern Veneto and all of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Question 47

Where is the town of Prosecco?

Answer 47

On the coast of Friuli near Trieste

Question 48

What are the two varieties of Glera most often used in Prosecco?

Answer 48

Glera Lunga and Glera Tondo

Question 49

When and how was the original Prosecco made?

Answer 49

1873 in the traditional method

Question 50

What method is the most commonly used to make Prosecco today? Who invented it?

Answer 50

The Charmat method or tank method The Autoclave was designed by Edme-Jules **Maumené** then the method was refined and used for commercial use by Federico **Martinotti** and late adapted my John Eugene **Charmat**.

Question 51

What are varieties required for Prosecco DOC?

Answer 51

Min 85% Glera Max 15% Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera Lunga, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Nero

Question 52

Are still wines authorized in Prosecco DOC?

Answer 52

Yes!

Question 53

What style is a Prosecco labeled *sui lieviti* or *col fondo*

Answer 53

Similar to a pet-nat in which the lees remains in the bottle without disgorgement

Question 54

In what year was rosé Prosecco debuted?

Answer 54

2020

Question 55

What are the DOCGs of Prosecco? Where are they located?

Answer 55

Asolo Prosecco DOCG Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG The hills in the Northestern portion of the Treviso province

Question 56

What does *rive* refer to in Prosecco?

Answer 56

A specific area or district within the Valdobbiadene DOCG. The grapes must be hand harvested and the wine but be vintage dated with lower max yields

Question 57

What is the most famous area for Prosecco?

Answer 57

Cartizze. It has its own denominazione - Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze